Whistle-Blowers Are Philippines' Latest Weapon Against Cartels
- Antitrust body to energize hunt for price-fixing, collusion
- Power, cement sectors to be scrutinized on collusion complaint
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The Philippines is turning to whistle-blowers to energize its struggling campaign against cartels.
The Philippine Competition Commission, or PCC, will recruit whistle-blowers to report anti-competitive practices like price-fixing, Chairman Arsenio Balisacan said in an interview. The antitrust body is also investigating the power generation and cement industries following complaints of alleged collusion among the sectors’ few players, he said. He declined to elaborate, citing the sensitivity of the issue.